Technology, Clouds, Social Security and Job Services

… was able to successfully use these techniques to land into a number of reputable Microsoft Partners …



From the same guy that brought you

“SharePoint for the Newstart”!

Globalisation

• Australia is still quintessentially the place where it is difficult to find SKILLED labour
• It is never been more the case … the SKILL level is higher … but the rewards are even HIGHER!! ;)
• So we continue to Tune and Optimise the Safety Net for the 21st Century
• Ever widening gap between those that have SKILLS and those that have not!
• Does this mean Australia has to sacrifice our decent welfare system*? Not at all! ?
• Use of the public, private and community clouds – including telephone and internet to help job seekers help themselves by giving them the right information
• Safety Net may have to somewhat assist to give retrenched and unemployed workers new skills

The Cloud and Job Search

• The Public Cloud is Telephone and Internet
• Replaces inefficient physical door knocking with virtual door knocking

Key Technologies in Job Searching

• Word Processing
• Word
• Social Media
• LinkedIn
• Web Browser
• Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera
• Internet Phone
• Skype, Hangouts
• Telephone
• Mobile
• Job Boards
• Seek, Gumtree
• Search Engines
• Google
• BYOD Devices connect to WiFi
• Spreadsheets (Journal Job Seeking Efforts)
• Excel

The Job Find Centre of the future. 

• Facebook Messaging – apply penalties for Centrelink
• IP Telephony provides free phone calls (local and STD) to landlines
• Only landlines (not mobile or international landlines)
• …

• Not for Profit SPLA licenses on Employment Provider terminals
• A [significant] role to play as does the technology industry
• Margins may be low but volume of Australian jobseekers is significant! 

Certificates for Higher Streams

• As Job Seekers upstream Certificates in Business
• This does not hurt but it is better to … provide Certificates in ICT as Computer Technology
• Technology not just assists Jobseekers actually allows exerting control on Job Seekers to look for work!
• Aim for more sincere Job Seeker efforts and looking around more for work

ICT Training 

• BYOD Devices
• Microsoft Office
• Internet Technologies, Web Browsers etc … 

Conclusion

• Technology facilities business, therefore Technology facilities jobs!

This is not to mention the renewed importance in finding a job ~ in the 21st Century!